Through our Aging in Place program, Dekalb Habitat helps older adults age at home and in communities of their choice. We collaborate with human services organizations to evaluate individual needs and provide critical home repairs, modifications and community services specific to each homeowner’s lifestyle to preserve their home and their independence.

We have two programs to serve our older Americans:

Home Repair Program

The Home Repair Program works with homeowners who need assistance with critical repairs that will alleviate health and safety issues. Habitat also offers Home Preservation as a component of the Repair Program to address minor home maintenance and repairs to the home and Aging in Place services for older adults and those with physical or mental impairments to better enable people to live and age safely in their homes.

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Veterans Home Repair Program

This program is open to all military veterans, provided they have received an honorable or general discharge. Critical home repair is interior, or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life, and safety issues or code violations, including a change to or repair of materials or components; a reconfiguration of space; a modification for accessibility; installation or extension of plumbing, mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure.

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Our unique approach: Housing Plus model

Habitat is consistently working at the intersection of housing, human services and health in all that we do. We innovated the Housing Plus model, a range of person-centered, holistic approaches that starts with the older adult’s needs, then builds out a solution that incorporates not only home repairs and modifications, but community resources as well.

By looking at a full network of resources in addition to offering repairs and modifications, Habitat helps tailor a holistic approach for each homeowner so they can safely and securely remain in their homes as they age.

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The need

Home provides a strong sense of security and comfort — this is especially true for older adults: one of the fastest-growing demographics in the country.

A 2018 survey by AARP found that 76% of adults over age 50 want to remain in their current residence as they get older. And by 2030, 20% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older.

Yet, more than 19 million older adults are living in homes that are in disrepair or ill-equipped to safely meet their needs and changing abilities.

We know that aging in place extends...

... longevity and quality of life, and safe and stable housing and community networks are core to these outcomes. Surveys of homeowners that partner with us show they’re mentally and physically healthier, feel safer at home, and engage with their family and friends more.

Safe and accessible housing is a key social determinant of health. As leaders in housing, Habitat’s Aging in Place program advances both housing and health equity for older Americans.

Through our Aging in Place program, older adults partner with Habitat for Humanity to address the issues preventing them from aging safely and comfortably in their homes.

Following a thorough holistic needs assessment including a functional assessment of the activities of daily living by a health care or social services partner, the homeowner, health professional and Habitat staff collaborate on a plan of action.

From exterior maintenance tasks like cleaning gutters and refreshing paint to critical interior renovations like widening doorways to accommodate mobility aids and adding handrails, each project is designed to make older adults’ daily routines easier and improve their overall quality of life.

Since the program’s launch in 2013, it has expanded across the U.S. to meet the urgent and growing need for functional, affordable and accessible senior housing.

In fact, households headed by older adults now account for more than half of all the repairs completed by Habitat affiliates nationwide.

In Georgia alone, hundreds of homeowners across the state have partnered with their local Habitat to preserve their homes and their independence.

By supporting Habitat DeKalb, you can help more older adults age in place.

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Contact Info

1-770-270-6813

2380 4th St. Tucker, Georgia 30084

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Our Mission

Habitat for Humanity - Dekalb seeks to put God’s love into action, by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope.